四六级阅读泛读练习

201大学英语四六级经典阅读(二)11.Reading Selectively Or Extensively?1.有人认为读书要有选择2.有人认为应当博览群书3.我的看法Reading Selectively Or Extensively?How should we read? Should we read selectively or extensively? Everyone has his own view.Some people think we should read selectively. They argue that with the development of modern science and technology, more and more books are being published every day. It is impossible for us to read all the books. Whats more, there are many bad books that are poisonous to our mind, and we shouldnt read them. Since we cant read all the books, and we shouldnt read bad books, we must read selectively.But others may not agree. They emphasize that todays society is not what is used to be. If you want to be successful, you must read widely and acquire knowledge in both natural sciences and humanities, if a man knows much in one field but little in others, he may not be of great use to the society. Since we must have a wide range of knowledge, we must read extensively.Whos right? There is a lot to be said for both sides of the argument. However, I think we should read extensively first and then dig into the subject we are interested in.12. A letter1.表示欢迎2.提出对度假支配的建议3.提示应留意的事项A letter to a SchoolmateJune 23, 2001Dear Xiao Wang,I am delighted to know that you will be able to visit me fora week during the National Day holiday. I am looking forward to your visit and to the opportunity to catch up. Welcome to my home in Nanjing!As you know, Nanjing has many places of interest to see, to discover, and to enjoy. Among its historical sites are stone city wall, the Confucius Temple with its magnificent night view, and Dr. Sun Yetsens Mausoleum. With all its universities, Nanjing is a cultural center, offering an abundance of artistic and musical performances. Its also a city of beautiful gardens and parks, such as the Xuanwu Lake Park. With all these features, we will havea fun-filled week, especially that in early-October, there are many sunny and mild days for outdoor activities. So, I would suggest visiting these places first, and deciding on the others as our week developsFinally, since at this time of the year the weather gets a little chilly in the evening, I would suggest that you bring some warm clothing with you. Also, as there will be crowds of people at the stations and on the trains, you need to be very careful with your belongings!Best wishes for a pleasant journey!Yours,Zhang Ying13. How to Succeed in a Job Interview11.Reading Selectively Or Extensively?1.有人认为读书要有选择2.有人认为应当博览群书3.我的看法Reading Selectively Or Extensively?How should we read? Should we read selectively or extensively? Everyone has his own view.Some people think we should read selectively. They arguethat with the development of modern science and technology, more and more books are being published every day. It is impossible for us to read all the books. Whats more, there are many bad books that are poisonous to our mind, and we shouldnt read them. Since we cant read all the books, and we shouldnt read bad books, we must read selectively.But others may not agree. They emphasize that todays society is not what is used to be. If you want to be successful, you must read widely and acquire knowledge in both natural sciences and humanities, if a man knows much in one field but little in others, he may not be of great use to the society. Since we must have a wide range of knowledge, we must read extensively.Whos right? There is a lot to be said for both sides of the argument. However, I think we should read extensively first and then dig into the subject we are interested in.12. A letter1.表示欢迎2.提出对度假支配的建议1.面试在求职过程中的作用2.取得面试胜利的因素：仪表、举止谈吐、力量、专业学问、自信、实事求是Nowadays, in an ever tighter job market, great importance has been attached to an interview by both the employer and the applicant. The interview, so to speak, has become indispensable for getting a satisfactory job. On the one hand, the interviewer can take advantage of the occasion to learn about the candidates, such as their work experiences, education and their personalities, so as to pick out the right candidates for the company. One the other hand, the interviewee can make use of the opportunity to get to know the job he is going to take up, the credibility of the firm to which he has applied, and the working conditions as well.Essential as it is, the job interview is far from fearful. Well begun, half done. Excellent performance in it will enable the would-be employee secure the job. But how can one succeed in it?First of all, the interviewee has to pay attention to his or her appearance. Though we can never judge a person by his appearance, the first impression is always where we start. Secondly, good manners are equally important. The interviewee has to be neither too proud nor too timid. Just be courteous. Thirdly, the interviewee must demonstrate his aptitude and skills for the job and knowledge about the job-related areas; he mustexpress himself clearly and confidently. Last but not the least, the interviewee ought to be honest about his or her personal as well as academic background, for honesty is the best policy.。

练习：练习：one practice that has helped my writing processes tremendously. The distinction is between the creative mind and the critical mind. While you need to employ both to get to a finished result, they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we mightlike to think so…..men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I neverfound them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes… .….An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outsidethe home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewerbut healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughtersthen makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys,will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuouscircle circle……Q: The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when _______.A. women care more about educationB. parents can afford their daughters ’ educationC. girls can gain equal access to educationD. a family has fewer but healthier children答案：选C 。

英语四六级阅读练习（15）：性别与权力：为何女性自愿放弃高层职位？There are 5,400 women missing from Britain's most powerful jobs. They should be in parliament, in the cabinet, and running big companies and major public sector organisations. At the current rate of progress, it will be another 70 years before there is equal representation of women in parliament and on the boards of FTSE 100 companies. Gender equality makes periodic leaps forward and then slows to a glacial pace for a few decades; it sprints in some areas and remains stubbornly stuck in others.Now we are fast moving into a strange paradox in which the numbers of women overtake men in entering further education and many professions – women are set to make up a majority of doctors by 2017 – but men still overtake them to reach the top. It's a rum state of affairs when the most powerful are selected from an ever smaller section of the workforce, leaving to waste the huge investment in women's skills.paradox n. 悖论；似是而非的人或事overtake v. 赶上；压倒；超过be set to 被设为；已成定势Time for a reckoning. It's roughly my generation that is failing to break through into the top jobs. Women in their 40s and 50s who could now be running the country but aren't, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's report Sex and Power. Its analysis is that it's a case of discrimination –direct and indirect. Motherhood and domestic responsibilities still exact a steep penalty. I feel like I'm back on the school hockey pitch (I was useless) with my PE teacher urging me to make a bit more of an effort and get stuck in.break through 突破；突围；冲出get stuck in 陷入了；被困在……Well, before we creep off the pitch with a chronic sense of failure, it's cheering to remember what this generation has achieved. Twenty five years ago, part-time work in professional occupations was virtually unheard of. There was only one model of female career success, and it consciously aimed to emulate a driven, obsessive male version – it was the era of shoulder pads and cliches of ball-crunching women bosses.creep off 爬出来emulate v. 效法，尽力赶上；仿真Since then, the workplace has been revolutionised with a huge increase in the number of women working part-time. Working mothers are no longer a novelty, and fathering no longer part of a hidden private life. In most offices, slipping the Christmas nativity play or a teacher meeting into a busy day is routine. The importance of family life, and the necessity of flexibility for childcare have become part of office culture. Women bosses have escaped ludicrous stereotypes to become normal. That's quite an achievement – something I never dreamed would be possible when I had my first child and was back at the desk full-time within four months of herbirth. Now I look at colleagues routinely taking a year's maternity leave and returning part-time.maternity leave 产假But it's two steps forward, one step back. The labour market has segregated into one for mums and one for serious players. Mums look for cosy niches – jobs they can manage without too much strain on the family, for which they still take the bulk of responsibility. When men take on the primary-carer role and go part-time, it can play a crucial role in helping women to reach the top – but change here inches forward. The gender roles around caring and breadwinning have proved resistant to change.segregate v. 使隔离；使分离resistant adj. 抵抗的；顽固的Perhaps we should be less surprised –or frustrated –that this kind of social change can take time. We have been a transitional generation, trying to live up to our stay-at-home mothers' standards of availability and attention while also carving out careers. Equally, men have sought to emulate their fathers' career dedication while responding to new expectations of engaged parenting. It's hardly surprising the concept of "role strain" litters the research studies.live up to 不辜负；做到；实践carve out 创业；开拓seek(过去分词sought) to 追求；争取respond to 响应；对……反应It's not just the infamous "homemade" mince pies for the school fete (bought and bashed about with a rolling pin at midnight to look homemade) in Allison Pearson's novel I Don't Know How She Does It, but now new communication technologies require instantaneous multi-tasking –a child texting that they are locked out/been mugged/hungry as you sit in an important meeting. Or the reverse, at home and caught between the demands of a BlackBerry and a toddler. The complete separation of personal and professional life, a hallmark of 20th-century careers, has imploded, bequeathing us with a complex juggling act. Not only is it exhausting, but it can simply do your head in.instantaneous adj. 瞬间的；即时的bequeath v. 遗赠；把…遗赠给；把…传下去juggling act 变戏法似的把戏；同时做几件事又难以做好的局面Some men and women enjoy juggling and get very good at it, but it requires ferocious organisation, focus and energy. Lots don't have them, or don't even want them. I know many women my age who could be among those "missing" at the top; instead of becoming chief executives they've worked out a combination of family and work that leaves time for friends, hobbies, voluntary work and exercise. Its priorities map well on to the research literature on happiness; an aspect that perhaps doesn't get the acknowledgement it deserves.ferocious adj. 惊人的；极度的Ambition has proved hard to combine with the mundane requirements of secure nurturing. The cost is obvious; they don't get the power or conventional measures of professional success. It's not letting the sisterhood down but holding on to values ofrelationships and wellbeing. We're delighted to see others forging ahead and crashing through the prejudices, but we shiver at the price it might exact in our own lives.mundane adj. 世俗的；平凡的conventional adj. 常见的；符合世俗的；惯例的hold on to 坚持；紧握；克制forge ahead 继续进行；取得进展crash through 撞毁；推翻（16）：为什么缺少睡眠会使人变胖？Sleepless nights don’t just ruin your mood the next day—they could also damage your waistline. According to new research in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, sleep deprivation can cause people to pack on extra pounds.sleep deprivation 睡眠不足pack on the pounds 长胖；变肥；增加体重Researchers at the New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital found that sleep-deprived people seem to burn the same number of calories as the well-rested, but they consume about 300 more calories a day. Given that it takes just 3,500 calories to add a pound to your body, those calories can quickly turn into extra weight.well-rested 休息充分的given that 只要是，考虑到；假定，已知turn into 转变为；变成But there are several other reasons that sleep loss could lead to weight gain, says sleep disorder specialist Michael Breus. When we get too little shut-eye, our metabolism slows down to conserve energy. That slowdown triggers the release of the hormone cortisol, which increases appetite. Your body thinks it needs more energy, so it asks for more food.metabolism n. 新陈代谢trigger v. 引发；引起appetite n. 食欲；胃口In a vicious cycle, sleep loss also causes our bodies to release more ghrelin, another hormone that signals hunger, and less leptin, the hormone that tells your stomach that it’s full. With your hormones off-kilter, your body wants more food and lacks the sensitivity to know when to stop eating. Not to mention that being awake more hours gives you more time to snack.vicious cycle 恶性循环not to mention 更不用说；更别提“The later you’re up at night, the greater the likelihood that you’re going to eat,‖ Breus says. And ―you’re more likely to eat high-fat, high-carb foods.‖likelihood n. 可能性；可能One other contributing factor to such weight gain is that the body burns the most calories during REM sleep, a deeply restful phase. And less sleep means less time in REM.For optimal health, experts say you should try to get 7.5 hours of sleep a night. If you have trouble sleeping, stick to a nightly routine, exercise during the day, banish worries to a journal, and keep pre-bedtime activities relaxing.optimal adj. 最佳的；最理想的stick to 坚持banish v. 放逐；驱逐（17）：保持大脑年轻化的七种方法1. Move ItQuick —what’s the No. 1 thing you can do for your brain’s health? Differential calculus, you say? Chess? Chaos theory? Nope, the best brain sharpener may be … sneakers? Yup. Once they’re on your feet, you can pump up your heart rate. ―The best advice I can give to keep your brain healthy and young is aerobic exercise,‖ says Donald Stuss, PhD, a neuropsychologist and director of the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care in Toronto.differential calculus [数]微积分；微分学chaos theory 混沌理论pump up 给……打气；加速aerobic exercise 有氧运动Mark McDaniel, PhD, professor of psychology at Washington University in St. Louis, agrees, but adds, ―I would suggest a combined program of aerobics and weight training. Studies show the best outcomes for those engaged in both types of exercise.‖As we age, our brain cells, called neurons, lose the tree-branch-like connections between them. These connections, or synapses, are essential to thought. Quite literally, over time, our brains lose their heft. Perhaps the most striking brain research today is the strong evidence we now have that ―exercise may forestall some kinds of mental decline,‖ notes McDaniel. It may even restore memory. Myriad animal studies have shown that, among other brain benefits, aerobic exercise increases capillary development in the brain, meaning more blood supply, more nutrients and — a big requirement for brain health — more oxygen.forestall v. 垄断；预先阻止mental decline 智力下降The preeminent exercise and brain-health researcher in humans is Arthur Kramer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In a dozen studies over the past few years, with titles such as ―Aerobic Fitness Reduces Brain Tissue Loss in Aging Humans,‖ Kramer and his colleagues have proved two critical findings: Fit people have sharper brains, and people who are out of shape, but then get into shape, sharpen up their brains. This second finding is vital. There’s no question that working out makes you smarter, and it does so, Kramer notes, at all stages of life. Just as important, exercise staves off heart disease, obesity, diabetes and other maladies that increase the risk of brain problems as we age.preeminent adj. 卓越的a dozen 一打；十二个out of shape （身体）走形；变样sharpen up 使……更敏锐；认真思考stave off 避开；延缓2. Feed ItAnother path to a better brain is through your stomach. We’ve all heard about antioxidants as cancer fighters. Eating foods that contain these molecules, which neutralize harmful free radicals, may be especially good for your brain too. Free radicals have nothing to do with Berkeley politics and everything to do with breaking down the neurons in our brains. Many colorful fruits and vegetables are packed with antioxidants, as are some beans, whole grains, nuts and spices.neutralize v. 抵消；中和；使……中立have nothing to do with 与……无关be packed with 挤满；塞满；充满More important, though, is overall nutrition. In concert with a good workout routine, you should eat right to avoid the diseases that modern flesh is heir to. High blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol all make life tough on your brain, says Carol Greenwood, PhD, a geriatric research scientist at the University of Toronto.in concert with 和…相呼应；与…合作；和…一致flesh is heir to 人所难免[共有]的If your diet is heavy, then you’re probably a lso heavy. The same weight that burdens your legs on the stairs also burdens your brain for the witty reply or quick problem solving. The best things you can eat for your body, Greenwood notes, are also the best things you can eat for your brain. Your brain is in your body, after all. Greenwood’s recommendation is to follow the dietary guidelines from the American Diabetes Association (available at ).3. Speed It UpSorry to say, our brains naturally start slowing down at the cruelly young age of 30 (yes, 30). It used to be thought that this couldn’t be helped, but a barrage of new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to be faster and, in effect, younger. ―Your brain is a learning machine,‖ says Michael Merzenich, PhD, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco. Given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger. All that’s required is dedicated practice: exercises for the mind.a barrage of 大量的in effect 实际上Merzenich has developed a computer-based training regimen to speed up how the brain processes information (). Since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the Brain Fitness Program works with language and hearing to improve both speed and accuracy. Over the course of your training, the program starts asking you to distinguish sounds (between ―dog‖ and ―bog,‖ for instance) at an increasingly faster rate. It’s a bit like a tennis instructor, says Merzenich, shooti ng balls at you faster and faster over the course of the summer to keep you challenged. Though you may have started out slow, by Labor Day you’re pretty nimble.nimble adj. 敏捷的；聪明的Similarly, Nintendo was inspired by the research of a Japanese doctor to develop a handheld game called Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day, which has sold more than two million copies in Japan. No software out there has yet been approved by the FDA as a treatment for cognitive impairment, but an increasing number of reputable scientific studies suggest that programs like Merzenich’s could help slow down typical brain aging, or even treat dementia. The biggest finding in brain research in the last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly adaptable, or ―plastic,‖ as neurologists put it. If you ask your brain to learn, it will learn. And it may speed up in the process.Nintendo 任天堂（日本电子游戏公司及其开发的电脑游戏名称）FDA （美）食品及药物管理局（Food and Drug Administration）cognitive impairment 认知障碍；认知损害brain aging 脑老化To keep your brain young and supple, you can purchase software like Merzenich’s, or you can do one of a million new activities that chal lenge and excite you: playing Ping-Pong or contract bridge, doing jigsaw puzzles, learning a new language or the tango, taking accordion lessons, building a kit airplane, mastering bonsai technique, discovering the subtleties of beer-brewing and, sure, relearning differential calculus.supple adj. 灵活的；柔软的jigsaw puzzles 拼图游戏；拼图玩具“Anything that closely engages your focus and is strongly rewarding,‖ says Merzenich, will kick your brain into learning mode and necessarily notch it up. For his part, Merzenich, 64, has ―4,000 hobbies,‖ including a wood shop and a vineyard.notch up 完成4. Stay CalmSo you may be saying to yourself, I have to sign up right now for Swahili and calculus and accordion lessons before my brain withers away! Stop! Breathe. Relax. Good.wither away 枯萎；幻灭While challenging your brain is very important, remaining calm is equally so. In a paper on the brain and stress, Jeansok Kim of the University of Washington asserts, in no uncertain terms, that traumatic stress is bad for your brain cells. Stress can ―disturb cognitive processe s such as learning and memory, and consequently limit the quality of human life,‖ writes Kim.in no uncertain terms 明确地One example is a part of the brain called the hippocampus, which is a primary locus of memory formation, but which can be seriously debilitated by chronic stress. Of course, physical exercise is always a great destressor, as are calmer activities like yoga and meditation. And when you line up your mental calisthenics (your Swahili and swing lessons), make sure you can stay loose and have fun.5. Give It a RestPerhaps the most extreme example of the mental power of staying calm is thecreative benefit of sleep. Next time you’re working on a complex problem, whether it be a calculus proof or choosing the right car for your family, it really pays to ―sleep on it.‖Researchers at Harvard Medical School have looked at the conditions under which people come up with creative solutions. In a study involving math problems, they found that a good night’s rest doubled participants’ chances of finding a creative solution to the problems the next day. The sleeping brain, they theorize, is vastly capable of synthesizing complex information.6. Laugh a LittleHumor stimulates the parts of our brain that use the ―feel good‖ chemical messenger dopamine. That puts laughter in the category of activities you want to do over and over again, such as eating chocolate or having sex. Laughter is pleasurable, perhaps even ―addictive,‖ to the brain.But can humor make us smarter? The jury is still out and more studies are needed, but the initial results are encouraging. Look for a feature on exciting new research about humor and in telligence in the September issue of Reader’s Digest.7. Get Better With AgeIn our youth-obsessed culture, no one’s suggesting a revision to the Constitution allowing 20-year-olds to run for President. The age requirement remains at 35. You’ve heard about the wisdom and judgment of older people? Scientists are starting to understand how wisdom works on a neurological level.run for 竞选When you are older, explains Merzenich, ―you have recorded in your brain millions and millions of little social scenarios and facts‖ that you can call upon at any time. Furthermore, he notes, ―you are a much better synthesizer and integrator of that information.‖Older people are better at solving problems, because they have more mental information to draw upon than younger p eople do. That’s why those in their 50s and 60s are sage. They’re the ones we turn to for the best advice, the ones we want to run our companies and our country.As Barry Gordon, a neurologist at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and author of Intelligent Memory: Improve the Memory That Makes You Smarter, puts it, ―It’s nice to know some things get better with age.‖（18）：美国孩子担心未来工资You might think teens have it easy. But they worry about a lot: bullying, getting into college, fitting in, finding a date. Now add earning enough money to the list.have it easy 过得舒服；处境很好；放松fit in 融入；适应Just 56% of teens aged 14-18 believe they will be as well off financially as their parents, according to a Junior Achievement and Allstate Foundation survey. So much for th e optimism of youth. That’s down from 89% in the same survey one year earlier. In another major shift, the survey found that teens are pushing back the age at whichthey expect to be financially independent; more now say they will be at least 25 years old before they are on their own, compared to 20 in the earlier sample.well off 手头宽裕；富裕的；处境好的push back 把……向后推；推迟What gives? According to USA Today, there is a cumulative effect after so many years of recession and slow growth. Teens have seen family and friends lose jobs and homes; they can’t help but feel vulnerable. The paper rep orts:“Many kids were shielded by parents during the downturn, says Rob Callender, director of insights at youth research firm TRU. Moms and dads would do without to avoid taking things away from the kids. As finances dwindled, though, those parents have b een forced to level with the kids about their economic reality.‖what gives? 怎么回事？cumulative effect 累积效应vulnerable adj. 易受伤害的；脆弱的shield v. 保护；庇护downturn 经济衰退；低迷时期level with 对……说实话Teens have also had trouble finding summer jobs, though prospects are better this year. And teens report getting fewer money lessons in school. According to the JA poll, just 24% say teachers instruct them about how to manage money, down from 58% a year earlier. This jibes with a report from the Council for Economic Education, which found that fewer states are requiring schools to test in the area of economics and to offer a personal finance course.jibe with 与……一致Teens may also be suffering from what many adults acknowledge: parents are horrible role models when it comes to things like saving and budgets. Only half of parents regularly set aside money to save; only 43% set financial goals; and only 24% take specific steps to diversify their investments, according to a T. Rowe Price Parents, Kids and Money survey.suffer from 忍受，遭受；受……之苦set aside 留出；把……置于一边In the JA survey, teens reported a significant drop in parents saving as a result of the recession—21% this year vs. 59% last year. As you might expect, teens are modeling that behavior. Just 56% plan to save some of their income, down from 89% a year ago, according to JA. It’s not just a plan; it’s happening, according to the Pew Research Center, which found that young adults are getting a slower start saving for retirement.It should come as no surprise then that fewer teens are practicing sound money management skills. JA found a three-fold increase in teens that report not budgeting. This largely confirms a separate survey by Schwab, which found a sharp fall off in teen money management ability. According to that survey, just a quarter of 18-year-olds know how to manage a credit card—down from two-thirds. Less than half know how to check the accuracy of a bank statement—down from 60%.This all represents a huge setback in the push for a more financially literatepopulation, which many see as our best hope for staving off another financial crisis. In this environment, debilitating teen money myths are sure to persist.setback n. 挫折；退步stave off 避开；延缓（19）：灰尘背后的那些事儿It's hard to get too worked up about dust. Yes, it's a nuisance, but it's hardly one that causes us much anxiety —and our language itself suggests as much. We call those clumps of the stuff under the bed dust bunnies after all, not, say, dust vermin.to get worked up 为某件事生气；不开心clumps of 一团一团的dust bunny 积尘；灰兔子（关于灰尘的比较萌的说法）But there's a higher ick factor to dust than you might think. And there's a science to how it gets around — a science that David Layton and Paloma Beamer, professors of environmental policy at the University of Arizona, are exploring.get around 传播；散播Layton and Beamer, whose latest study has been accepted for fall publication in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, knew a lot about their subject even before they set to work. Historically, everyone from chemists to homemakers has tried to figure out just what dust is made of, and the Arizona researchers drew their preliminary data mostly from two studies of household dust conducted in the Netherlands and the U.S. The American survey in particular was a big one, covering six Midwestern states. Layton and Beamer also included a localized study in Sacramento, Calif., that focused particularly on lead contamination. What all those surveys showed was decidedly unappetizing.figure out 理解；解决；计算The specific dust mix in any household differs according to climate, age of the house and the number of people who live in it —not to mention the occupants' cooking, cleaning and smoking habits. But nearly everywhere, dust consists of some combination of shed bits of human skin, animal fur, decomposing insects, food debris, lint and organic fibers from clothes, bedding and other fabrics, tracked-in soil, soot, particulate matter from smoking and cooking, and, disturbingly, lead, arsenic and even DDT."There are more [components]," Beamer says. "Dust is a hodgepodge of all sorts of things. It would probably be impossible to make a list of all the possible items."But dust's ingredient label is not the whole story, since all of those flecks and bits behave differently and present different levels of health risk. To investigate those factors more closely, Layton and Beamer developed a computer algorithm that looked at the size, source and toxicity of dust particles as well as how easily they enter the house, if they ever exit and, if so, by what route. That information, by extension, can provide at least a rough sense of the dust load in your own home.As a general rule, the majority of household dust — about 60% — comes from outside, through windows, doors, vents and, significantly, on the soles of your shoes.Smaller dust particles —from 28 to 49 microns, or thousandths of a millimeter —tend to stay on your shoes. The rest is shaken off inside. A higher share of the dust that floats in the air gets deposited, but again, there's a lot that determines how much any one home will get."Here in Arizona," says Beamer, "where we leave our windows open most of the year and have an arid climate, we would probably have a higher ratio." Industrial centers or sooty cities have plenty of dust too, though for different reasons.arid adj. 干旱的；不毛的ratio n. 比例There's not much to fret about in simple particles of dirt or organic materials such as pollen (though they can trigger allergies), but lead, arsenic and DDT can be a more serious matter. About one-third of the arsenic in the atmosphere comes from natural sources —volcanoes principally. The rest comes from mining, smelting, burning fossil fuels and other industrial processes. Even in relatively low concentrations, arsenic is not without risk, especially to small children who play on the floor and routinely transfer things from their hands to their mouths. The same is true for lead, which comes less from wall paint —the source most people would expect — than from auto exhaust, smelting and soil deposits. "Lead loading on floors is a key determinant of blood-lead levels in children," Layton and Beamer wrote in their paper.fret about 因……焦急；为……烦恼particle n. 颗粒；微粒pollen n. 花粉low concentration 低浓度determinant adj. 决定性的n. 决定因素The fact that DDT is still in house dust is a surprise to most people, since the pesticide was banned in the U.S. in 1972. But a house is a little like a living organism: once it absorbs a contaminant, it may never purge it completely. "Dust in our homes," says Beamer, "especially deep dust in our carpets and furniture, is a conglomerate of substances over the life of the home and can provide a historical record of chemicals that have entered it."contaminant n. 污染物；致污物purge v. 净化；清除The mess that originates within the home is a lot easier to measure and control. The more people who live there, the more skin that's going to be shed, the more pets, the more animal fur. And, as Mom always warned, the more you walk around the house while eating, the more food debris you'll drop on the floor —which also attracts more insects that will die, decompose and add their own special zest to your dust. Cooking smoke and tobacco smoke, which are the most obvious contributors when they're being produced, actually make only a small contribution to what winds up on floors and surfaces. The tiny size of the particles makes them likelier to rise and adhere to other surfaces or simply remain in the air than to settle.shed v. 散发；流出wind up 卷起；扬起It goes without saying that your home will never be dust-free, but there are ways to reduce your own dust loading — and it's important that you try. Dust mites, which feed on shed skin, produce allergens that are known triggers for people suffering from asthma. Same goes for cockroach dust, especially in cities. No one needs much convincing about the wisdom of getting rid of arsenic, and the good news is that about 80% of it can be removed simply by cleaning floor dust regularly.it goes without saying 不言而喻；不消说allergen 过敏原；反应原None of this means that dust poses a clear and present danger or that you need to take any extraordinary measures. Just clean regularly, don't smoke, eat at the table —and try not to freak out. Dust bunnies are still only bunnies; you may just want fewer of them.freak out 吓坏了；崩溃（20）：研究显示快乐的人比一般人长寿35%Be happy. Live longer.No, it's not that simple, but new research says happy lives are longer — by 35%.The study, published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that those who reported feeling happiest had a 35% reduced risk of dying compared with those who reported feeling least happy.Rather than rely on recollections about their feelings of happiness as in earlier studies, this British study of 3,853 participants ages 52-79 rated their feelings at different times on one particular day. Five years later, researchers recorded the number who died and controlled for a variety of factors, including age, gender, health, wealth, education and marital status.rely on 依靠；依赖This approach "gets closer to measuring how people actually feel" rather than relying on recollections or general questions about well-being, says epidemiologist Andrew Steptoe, a psychology professor at University College in London, who co-authored the study.epidemiologist n. 流行病学家How happy a person is at any point in time, he says, is a product of "some background disposition; some people tend to be happier than others," but also "what they are doing, who they are with, and other features of that point in time. Both are important.""It's perfectly true that someone's happiness over a single day will be affected by what happens to them over that period," Steptoe says. "However, survey experts and psychologists have come to the view that in many ways, this is a better approach to understanding how people actually feel than asking them general questions about how happy they are. Responses to general questions are influenced strongly by personality, by what people think they 'ought' to say and by recollections that might not be quite accurate," Steptoe says.What's not clear, he says, is whether happy feelings are the key to longevity or if。

英语四六级阅读训练试卷及详解_（A-31）练习It ip eypier to negotiyte initiyl pylyry requirement bebyupe onbe you yre inpide, the orgynizytionyl bonptryintp influenbe wyge inbreypep. One thing, however, ip bertyin: your bhynbep of getting the ryipe you feel you deperve yre lepp if you don’t yt leypt ypk for it. Men tend to ypk for more, ynd they get more, ynd thip holdp true with other repourbep, not jupt pyy inbreypep. bonpider Beth’p ptory:I did not get whyt I wynted when I did not ypk ofr it. We hyd bubible offibep ynd window offibep. I pyt in the bubiblep with peveryl myle bolleyguep. One by one they were moved into window offibep, while I remyined in the bubiblep. peveryl mylep who were hired yfter me ylpo went to offibep. One in pyritbulyr told me he wyp next in line for yn offibe ynd thyt it hyd been pyrt of hip negotiytionp for the job.I guepp they thought me bontent to ptyy in the bubiblep pinbe I did not voibe my opinion either wyy … .Q: Whyt b yn be inferred from Beth’p ptory?y. Prejudibe ygyinpt women ptill exiptp in pome orgynizytionp.B. If people wynt whyt they deperve, they heve to ypk for it.b. People phould not be bontent with whyt they hyve got.D. People phould be byreful when negotiyting for y job.答案：选B。

英语泛读练习题### English Extensive Reading Practice QuestionsPassage 1: The Wonders of the InternetThe internet has revolutionized the way we communicate, learn, and access information. It has become an integral part of our daily lives, connecting people across the globe in seconds.Questions:1. What has the internet done to the way we communicate?2. How has the internet changed the process of learning?3. What is the significance of the internet in accessing information?Passage 2: The Impact of Social MediaSocial media platforms have transformed the way we interact with one another. They have become a significant tool for sharing personal experiences, opinions, and news. However,they also bring challenges such as privacy concerns and the spread of misinformation.Questions:1. How have social media platforms changed our interactions?2. What are some of the benefits of using social media?3. What challenges do social media platforms present?Passage 3: The Future of Renewable EnergyAs the world moves towards sustainability, renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydroelectric power are gaining prominence. These sources offer a cleaner alternative tofossil fuels and are expected to play a crucial role in reducing carbon emissions.Questions:1. Why is the world focusing on renewable energy sources?2. What are some of the main types of renewable energy?3. How do renewable energy sources help in reducing carbon emissions?Passage 4: The Importance of BiodiversityBiodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth, encompassing the genetic, species, and ecosystem levels. Itis vital for the health of our planet and supports thebalance of ecosystems, which in turn supports human life.Questions:1. What does the term 'biodiversity' encompass?2. Why is biodiversity important for the health of our planet?3. How does biodiversity support the balance of ecosystems?Passage 5: The Role of Technology in EducationTechnology has become a fundamental part of the educational landscape. It enhances learning experiences, facilitates access to a wealth of resources, and enables personalizedlearning. However, it also presents challenges such asdigital divide and screen time concerns.Questions:1. How does technology enhance learning experiences?2. What are some of the benefits of using technology in education?3. What challenges does the integration of technology in education present?Passage 6: The Effects of Climate ChangeClimate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It affects weather patterns, leads to the melting of polarice caps, and contributes to rising sea levels. Understanding its effects is crucial for developing strategies to mitigateits impacts.Questions:1. What are some of the effects of climate change on the environment?2. How does climate change impact weather patterns?3. What strategies can be employed to mitigate the impacts of climate change?Passage 7: The Benefits of Regular ExerciseRegular physical activity is essential for maintaining good health. It can improve cardiovascular health, reduce stress, and boost mental well-being. Incorporating exercise intodaily routines can lead to a healthier and more activelifestyle.Questions:1. Why is regular exercise important for health?2. What are some of the health benefits of regular physical activity?3. How can exercise improve mental well-being?Passage 8: The Art of Effective CommunicationEffective communication is key in both personal and professional settings. It involves not only speaking but also listening and understanding. Developing these skills can lead to better relationships and more successful interactions.Questions:1. What are the components of effective communication?2. Why is effective communication important in personal and professional settings?3. How can one develop skills in effective communication?。

英语四六级阅读练习语数英最为三门主课，看起来毫不相干，但三科的学习方法其实基本都是一样的，数学记公式，语文记古诗，英语记单词。

学习英语，需要把陌生的单词片语和句型语法不断的熟悉和熟练。

下面是小编给大家整理的一些英语四六级阅读练习的学习资料，希望对大家有所帮助。

大学英语六级阅读专项练习buddhism is the only important foreign religious influence that has become part and parcel of chinese life. the influence is so deep that we now speak of children’s dolls, and sometimes the children themselves, as“ little buddha ”, and the empress dowager herself was addressed as“old buddha”. the goddess of mercy and the laughing buddha have become chinese household words. buddhism has affected our language , our food, our arts, our sculpture and directly inspired the characteristic pagoda . it has stimulated our literature and our whole world of imagination. the little monkish figure, with his bald head and his gray robes, forms an intimate part of any panorama of society, and buddhist temples, rather than those of confucius, are the center of the town and village life, where the elders gather to decide on village matters and annual celebrations. its monks and nuns penetrate the privacies of chinese households, on all occasions of births, deaths and weddings, as no other persons are allowed to do, and hardly a widow or virgin can be seduced , according to the chinese novels, without the help of these religious figures.buddhism has conquered china as a philosophy and as a religion, as a philosophy for the scholars and as a religion for the common people. whereas confucianism has only a philosophy ofmoral conduct, buddhism possesses a logical method, a metaphysics , and a theory of knowledge . besides, it is fortunate in having a high tradition of scholarship in the translations of buddhist classics, and the language of these translations, so succinct and often so distinguished by a beautiful lucidity of language and reasoning, cannot but attract scholars with a philosophical bias. hence buddhism has always enjoyed a prestige among the chinese scholars, which so far christianity has failed to achieve.阅读自测Ⅰ. fill in each blank with the proper form of the words given in the brackets :1. the injury to their key player could be a________ ( decide ) factor in the basketball game .2. the president is paying a ________ ( privacy) visit to europe.3. she had the good ________ ( fortunate) to be free from the disease.4. some ________ ( influence) politicians change the world chaotic situation.5. the offer of a high salary and a free house is very________ ( seduce) .6. he is a truly ________ ( religion ) man who goes to church every day.Ⅱ. answer the following question in your own words :why can buddhism win the favor of chinese scholars?英语六级阅读专项练习most of the people who lived near jerusalem were jewish. the romans were pagans , but they allowed the jews to practice their faith and did not force them to worship roman gods. about a. d. 30, a holy man named jesus began to attract a following in the roman province of judea. judea is part of the modern nation ofisrael. his followers came to believe that jesus was the son of the god of the jews and that he performed miracles. the followers of jesus angered roman authorities because they refused to follow either jewish or roman laws. the authorities arrested and crucified jesus. three days after his execution, jesus followers said they saw him rise from the dead.the followers of jesus called him christ. christ is a greek word that means“ chosen one”, because they believed he was chosen by god to be his messenger. in time the followers of jesus became known as christians. the christians taught that people’s sins would be forgiven if they became christian. this message was not successful with many jews, but many pagans responded to the idea of christian salvation.many fervent believers carried the message of jesus throughout the roman empire. one of the most successful was a greek-speaking jew named paul of tarsus, known to christians as saint paul. as a young man, he helped to persecute christians, but one day he had a vision in which he believed jesus spoke to him from heaven. paul spent the rest of his life thinking and writing about christianity and winning new converts to the faith. through the persistence of paul and other christian missionaries, small christian communities developed throughout the roman empire.the first christians believed that jesus would quickly return to earth, so there was no need to create any written records of his life . after about thirty years, christians began to see a need to write down an account of the life and wisdom of jesus. about fifty years after jesus died, christians combined the stories of the life and wisdom of jesus into four books known as gospels. gospel means“ good news”. the holy book of christianity is known as the bible and has two parts. the old testament consists of thesacred writings of the jewish people and was written long before the time of jesus. the new testament of the bible includes the gospels, along with letters written by paul and other christian writers. the bible has been translated into more than 1, 000 languages and has been read by more people than any other book.阅读自测Ⅰ. fill in each blank:1. the romans were pagans, but they allowed the jews to_________ ( 实践) their faith and did not force them to _________( 信仰) roman gods.2. his followers came to believe that jesus was the son of the god of the jews and that he performed _________( 奇迹) .3. the christians taught that people’s sins would be_________ ( 宽恕) if they became christian.4. about fifty years after jesus died , christians _________( 组成) the stories of the life and wisdom of jesus into four books known as _________( 福音) , which means “good news”.5. the holy book of christianity is known as the _________( 圣经) and has two parts: the old testament and the new testament.Ⅱ. questions :what is the holy book of christianity and how many parts does it have ? what are they about?英语四级考试阅读理解A new analysis of federal money that public schools receive for low-income students shows that a record number of the nation’s school districts will receive less in the coming academic year than they did for theone just ended.For the 2005-2006 school year, spending under the Department of Education’s Title I program, which helps low-achieving children in high-poverty areas, is increasing by 3.2 percent, to $12.6 billion. But because of population shifts, growing numbers of poor children, newer census data and complex formulas that determine how the money is divided, more than two-thirds of the districts, or 8,843, will not receive as much financing as before.The analysis, based on data from the department, was made by the Center on Education Policy, a group advocating for public schools. A similar study by the group last year showed that 55 percent of the schools would receive less money than they did in the previous year.“It's an alarming number,” said Tom Fagan, a former department official who conducted the analysis. “It’s clear that the amount of overall increase is not keeping pace with the number of poor kids.”Susan Aspey, a department spokeswoman, defended the spending levels for Title I，saying, “President Bush and Congress have invested record amounts of funding to help the nation’s neediest students.”But Mr. Fagan said the increasing number of districts that are losing money is making it harder for the schools to meet the goals of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the Bush administration's signature education program, which measures progress through annual tests in math, reading and science. That is giving critics of the program more grounds to accuse the administration of not sufficiently financing the program while demanding greater results.Title I provides the largest component of financing for No Child Left Behind.“The federal government is concentr ating more money infewer districts," said John F. Jennings, the president and chief executive of the Center on Education Policy. “It means there is lots of anger and lots of tension. They're asking us to do more and more with less and less.”练习题：Choose correct answers to the question:1.As it is indicated in the passage, the new analysis _____.A.studied the federal money spent on low-income studentsB.aimed at promoting the establishment of more public schoolsC.showed that about half the schools would receive less moneyD.was conducted by the Department of Education’s Title I program2.Which of the following factors does NOT lead to the result that more than two-thirds of thedistricts will get more poorly financed?A.People often move from one place to another.B.There are more children from poor families.C.The way of distributing money has changed.D.Spending under the Title I program decreased.3.Susan Aspey looks at the funding by the government with _______.A.criticismB.consentC.IndifferenceD.expectation4.According to Tom Fagan, ______.A.the government has done its best to finance the poor childrenB.the goals of No Child Left Behind Act are difficult to realizeC.the way of measuring progress by annual tests should be changedD.the Bush government shouldn't have approved the Title I program5.When the government concentrates more money in fewer districts, _____.A.more poor children will get benefitedB.more public schools will have to be closedC.it will arouse more people’s dissatisfactionD.No Child Left Behind Act will be realized sooner。

英语泛读习题答案英语泛读习题答案在学习英语的过程中，泛读习题是提高阅读理解能力的重要一环。

通过阅读各种题目，我们可以加深对文章内容的理解，提高阅读速度和准确性。

然而，对于很多学生来说，解答泛读习题并不是一件容易的事情。

在这篇文章中，我将为大家提供一些常见泛读习题的答案，希望能够帮助大家更好地掌握泛读技巧。

1. What is the main idea of the passage?答案：文章的主要观点是...2. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?答案：根据文章内容，以下哪个陈述是不正确的...3. What does the word "_____" in paragraph 3 refer to?答案：第三段中的“______”指的是...4. What can be inferred from the passage?答案：从文章中可以推断出...5. Which of the following best summarizes the passage?答案：以下哪个陈述最能概括文章的内容...6. According to the passage, what is the author's opinion on ______?答案：根据文章内容，作者对于______的看法是...7. What is the purpose of the passage?答案：文章的目的是...8. According to the passage, what is the main cause of ______?答案：根据文章内容，______的主要原因是...9. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?答案：以下哪个陈述得到了文章的支持...10. What can be inferred about ______ from the passage?答案：从文章中可以推断出______的情况...以上是一些常见的泛读习题类型及其答案。

大学四六级试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 根据所听对话，选择正确答案。

A) 他错过了公交车。

B) 他没有赶上火车。

C) 他迟到了。

D) 他早到了。

2. 根据所听短文，回答以下问题。

A) 短文中提到了几种交通工具？B) 作者最喜欢的交通工具是什么？二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读以下文章，回答以下问题。

A) 文章的主旨是什么？B) 作者通过哪些论据支持他的观点？2. 阅读以下段落，选择正确答案。

A) 作者为什么反对这种做法？B) 作者认为正确的做法应该是什么？三、词汇与语法（共20分）1. 根据上下文，选择最合适的词语填空。

A) 尽管/虽然B) 因为/所以C) 但是/然而D) 如果/那么2. 选择正确的语法结构完成句子。

A) 他不仅会英语，还会法语。

B) 他不仅会英语，而且还会法语。

C) 他不仅会英语，还会法语。

D) 他不仅会英语，还会法语。

四、翻译（共15分）1. 将以下句子从英语翻译成中文。

A) "The early bird catches the worm."B) "Actions speak louder than words."2. 将以下句子从中文翻译成英语。

A) “熟能生巧。

”B) “失败是成功之母。

”五、写作（共15分）1. 根据以下提示写一篇不少于150词的短文。

A) 描述你最喜欢的季节。

B) 阐述你的理由。

2. 根据以下图表，写一篇不少于200词的报告。

A) 描述图表中的数据。

B) 分析数据背后可能的原因。

答案：一、听力理解1. C2. A) 三种交通工具B) 作者最喜欢的是自行车。

二、阅读理解1. A) 文章的主旨是提倡环保。

B) 作者通过列举污染数据和提出环保措施来支持他的观点。

2. A) 作者反对这种做法是因为它会损害环境。

B) 作者认为正确的做法应该是使用可再生能源。

三、词汇与语法1. B2. B四、翻译1. A) 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

四六级考试答案及试题分析一、听力部分1. A) The man is a professor.B) The man is a student.C) The man is a librarian.D) The man is a writer.答案：B分析：根据对话中提到的“Professor Smith has asked me to hand in my paper by Friday,”可以推断出说话者是学生。

2. A) The woman is looking for a job.B) The woman is looking for an apartment.C) The woman is looking for a roommate.D) The woman is looking for a book.答案：C分析：对话中提到“...I'm looking for a roommate to share the rent,”表明女人正在寻找室友。

二、阅读部分1. What is the main idea of the passage?A) The importance of teamwork.B) The benefits of working from home.C) The challenges of remote work.D) The impact of technology on the workplace.答案：C分析：文章主要讨论了远程工作带来的挑战。

2. According to the author, which of the following is NOT adisadvantage of remote work?A) Lack of face-to-face communication.B) Difficulty in concentrating.C) Increased productivity.D) Isolation from colleagues.答案：C分析：作者提到了远程工作的一些缺点，如缺乏面对面交流、难以集中注意力和与同事隔离，但并没有提到提高生产力。